During a routine pediatric history and physical, the parents report that their child was a premature infant and was so small that he had to stay in the neonatal intensive care unit longer than usual
They state that the infant was yellow when born, and that he developed an infection that required "every antibiotic under the sun" to cure him. Considering the neonatal history, the nurse determines that it is especially important to perform a focused _____ examination.
a. Cardiac
b. Respiratory
c. Ophthalmic
d. Hearing acuity
ANS: D
Risk factors for hearing problems include low birth weight, nonbacterial intrauterine infection, and excessively high bilirubin levels. Hearing loss due to ototoxicity (injury to auditory nerves) can result from high maintenance doses of antibiotics. Cardiac, respiratory, and eye examinations are important assessments but are not relevant to this child's condition.
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